City profile · Iowa · Census ACS 2023

Asbury, IA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Asbury - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

5,949
Residents
$130,071
Median income
$312,400
Median home
$1,077
Median rent (state)

Asbury - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Asbury places in the 90th percentile for household income and the 96th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

90th
percentile, household income
67th
percentile, home value
26th
percentile, median rent
96th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Asbury, IA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 5,949 residents in Asbury, a small town within Iowa. Asbury households earn a median of $130,071 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.1%. Asbury's housing stock carries a median value of $312,400, and the median resident age is 37.3 years. About 51.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 70.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 12 residential building permits were authorized in Asbury (Construction Slowdown), down 62% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Asbury reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 199.2 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Iowa run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Iowa at 87.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,077 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $212 across Iowa, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 63.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

5,949 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Iowa

Median Household Income

$130,071 /yr

Poverty 5.1%

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Iowa average

How does Asbury compare to other US cities?

Here's how Asbury stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 90% higher than other cities
Home value 67% pricier than other cities
Median rent 26% pricier than other cities
Safety 96% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Iowa, Asbury ranks #12 of 141 Iowa cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Asbury's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Iowa, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

90thIncome percentile
96thSafety percentile

90th percentile nationally for median household income · 96th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Asbury's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Asbury's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 80 Avg. percentile National median
Asbury's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Asbury's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$312,400 33rd percentile more affordable than 33% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Asbury $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Asbury, IA Asbury, IA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Asbury, IA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Asbury, IA median $130,071/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Asbury, IA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Asbury, IA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 51.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 70.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
5,949
Median Income
$130,071
Median Home Value
$312,400
Median Age
37.3
Poverty Rate
5.1%
Labor force participation
70.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
51.3%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
199.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
99.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
99.6
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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5,950 residents6,000 residents6,050 residents 202020212022202320242025 5,959 residents 6,035 residents ▲ +1.3%
Asbury's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
12
housing units authorized
Single-Family
10
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 32
2020 33
2021 30
2022 16
2023 19
2024 12

Permit volume decreased 62% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
87.6%
Carpool
2.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.3%
Work from Home
9.8%

Based on 3,030 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Iowa - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$95
avg/month
Natural Gas
$75
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$212
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Iowa state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Iowa state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Asbury sits in

Cost of Living Index
87.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,077/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
63.6 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Iowa

Oelwein
5,878 people
Estherville
5,865 people
Polk City
5,833 people
Maquoketa
6,105 people
Independence
6,149 people
Adel
6,259 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Asbury's 5,949 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Belding, MI
5,949 people
Doney Park, AZ
5,947 people
Lucerne Valley, CA
5,946 people
Fulton, MD
5,946 people
Fort Shawnee, OH
5,952 people
Montrose-Ghent, OH
5,946 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Asbury's $130,071 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Gallina, NM
$130,071 median income
Carle Place, NY
$130,063 median income
Nashport, OH
$130,057 median income
Woodbury Heights, NJ
$130,101 median income
Burtonsville, MD
$130,000 median income
Kingston, MA
$130,179 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Asbury, IA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Asbury, IA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 92.3% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9% White 92.3% Black or African American 2.6% Asian 3.8% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.0% Two or more races 1.3% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Asbury compares to nearby Iowa cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Asbury (this city) 5,949 $130,071
Oelwein 5,878 $49,821
Estherville 5,865 $54,624
Polk City 5,833 $163,000
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IA FBI UCR Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Asbury, IA?

What is the population of Asbury, IA? +

Asbury, IA has a population of 5,949 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Asbury, IA? +

Median annual household income in Asbury runs $130,071, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Asbury? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Asbury; the closest available measure is the Iowa state average, a cost of living index of 87.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Iowa vary by metro area.

Is Asbury, IA safe? +

Asbury has a total crime rate of 199.2 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Asbury, IA? +

Homes in Asbury carry a median value of $312,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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